The Gift of Cyber Attack: What to Know Before Gifting Smart Devices
With the holiday season in full swing, the temptation to buy clever and convenient gadgets as gifts for our friends and family is always there. Everybody loves a smart gadget that does interesting things. However, few... Read more
Hackers Use Password Phishing and Password Resets to Hijack Prepaid Gift Cards
Researchers with Sophos Security recently reported a network breach that was not focused on deploying ransomware or stealing information. Instead, the bad actors behind it were using their illegal access to steal... Read more
Security Tips for Peer-to-Peer Mobile Payment App Users
Recently, there has been a surge in scams organized around abusing the Cash App platform. A number of people reported contacting or being contacted by fake support agents, ultimately having money stolen from their... Read more
350,000 Spotify Passwords Stolen, Left in an Unprotected Database
A group of bad actors stored around 350,000 illegally obtained Spotify account passwords on a server without encryption or any sort of protection. The data was not procured in a breach of Spotify's user databases but... Read more
A New Link Between Facebook Ads and Ransomware Has Been Discovered
It seems bad actors have figured out a new way to exploit a legitimate platform to pressure ransomware victims into complying with their demands. Security researchers discovered that Facebook ads were used to pressure... Read more
How to Link Your Steam and Origin Accounts
In the second half of 2020, Electronic Arts changed its stance on selling its products and services on the Steam platform. After an initial deployment of a small portion of EA titles on Steam, the company started... Read more
Instagram Experts Warn About the 'Tap Here to Reset Your Instagram Password' Scam
In late November, a new push to scam people using Instagram was made. A lot of users reported receiving a message that invited them to "tap here to reset your Instagram password". The message is very likely a phishing... Read more
Ignoring Smart Doorbell Security Is Like Giving House Keys to Hackers
UK consumer protection organization Which? recently revealed that smart doorbells sold in big-name online retailers can contain major vulnerabilities. Together with NCC Group, another UK entity, Which? discovered that... Read more
Peatix Users Need to Change Passwords ASAP
A new security breach that has taken place in November 2020. The illegally accessed data has now been put up for sale online using various platforms. The security breach and subsequent leak involved the data of over... Read more
How to Set Facebook Posts to Be Visible to Friends Only
It's no secret that your Facebook profile and post history is probably the biggest and most easily available information dump relating to any person. Obviously, there are a lot of reasons why you might want to limit... Read more
How to Delete Your TikTok Account
TikTok is a hugely popular app with over half a billion monthly active users as of 2020. The application was the subject of some controversy under the President Trump administration as well. If you want to get rid of... Read more
A Data Breach Has Forced Nitro PDF Customers to Change Passwords
A data breach that could have exposed the e-mail and password combos of thousands of users, located in New Zealand, was reported by security researchers in late November 2020. The affected entity is Nitro PDF - an... Read more
